Substack vs Glean
46 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#363737 → #333333 Brand
#ff6719 → #343ced Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #e6e6ea Display font
Cahuenga → PolySans Neutral Body size
19px → 16px colors 36 changed
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surface #ffffff → #f5f5f7 ~
text #363737 → #333333 ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #9a9aa2 ~
text-muted #878787 → #6b6b73 ~
brand #ff6719 → #343ced ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #2a31cc ~
brand-deep #cc4a0e → #29246a ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #e6e6ea ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #d2d2d8 ~
success #0d8050 → #058a5e ~
warning #d97706 → #9a6b00 ~
danger #dc2626 → #b42318 ~
info #2563eb → #343ced +
surface-soft #fafafa +
text-heading #0a0227 +
brand-sampled #343bed +
brand-soft #ebecff +
success-bg #e6f5ee +
warning-bg #fbf2dc +
danger-bg #fdeceb +
info-bg #ebecff −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
bg-soft #f6f6f3 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
text-strong #1a1a1a −
text-soft #666c70 −
text-link #363737 −
brand-tint rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.10) −
brand-tint-strong rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.18) −
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) −
border-warm rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) −
selection-bg rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.20) −
shadow-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) −
shadow-medium rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) −
reading-rule rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} → {"family":"PolySans Neutral","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"PolySans Neutral","size":56} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"PolySans Neutral","size":40} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"PolySans Neutral","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"SFMono-Regular","size":13} radius 1 changed
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button 6px → 8px spacing 4 changed
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xs 4px → 0px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
xl 48px → 64px